shotten ppl adjective. ['ʃɒt(ǝ)n] ME.
[pa. pple (now arch.) of SHOOT verb. Cf. SHOT ppl adjective.]
1. = SHOT ppl adjective 1. Long rare or obsolete exc. in nook-shotten s.v. NOOK noun and shoulder-shotten s.v. SHOULDER noun. ME.

2. Of a fish, esp. a herring: that has spawned. Also fig., (of a person etc.) weak, wretched (rare). LME.
shotten herring fig. (arch.) a weakened or dispirited person, a person destitute of strength or resources.

3. Blood-shot. arch. rare. LME.

4. Of milk: sour, curdled. dial. M17.

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